Drinking Olympics 2002: The Yuppies Vs. The Punks

Drinking Olympics 2002: The Yuppies Vs. The Punks

SAN FRANCISCO (Wireless Flash)  Next month, San Francisco will host a very special athletic competition where the contestants train by hitting the bars instead of hitting the gym. Its called the Marina Yuppies vs. Mission Punks Drinking Olympics 2002, and it pits the two diametrically-opposed cultures against each other over kegs of beer. 25-year-old organizer Al Cummings says the yuppies and punks will compete to see which group can drain a keg the quickest and individuals will face off to find who can guzzle bottles of Zima and 40 ounce bottles of malt liquor the fastest. Contestants will also chug a drink called a jangle which Cummings says is three-fourths Olde English 800 beer and one-fourth grape soda. The July 13 drinking binge wont be pure decadence, says Cummings, who plans to turn the event into a fundraiser for some needy cause.